diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_page.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_page.go
index b06622607..47c3461bb 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_page.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_page.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package needle
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/backend"
 	. "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
@@ -9,36 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-// ReadNeedleDataInto uses a needle without n.Data to read the content into an io.Writer
-func (n *Needle) ReadNeedleDataInto(r backend.BackendStorageFile, volumeOffset int64, buf []byte, writer io.Writer, needleOffset int64, size int64) (err error) {
-	crc := CRC(0)
-	for x := needleOffset; x < needleOffset+size; x += int64(len(buf)) {
-		count, err := n.ReadNeedleData(r, volumeOffset, buf, x)
-		toWrite := min(int64(count), needleOffset+size-x)
-		if toWrite > 0 {
-			crc = crc.Update(buf[0:toWrite])
-			if _, err = writer.Write(buf[0:toWrite]); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("ReadNeedleData write: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				err = nil
-				break
-			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("ReadNeedleData: %v", err)
-		}
-		if count <= 0 {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if needleOffset == 0 && size == int64(n.DataSize) && (n.Checksum != crc && uint32(n.Checksum) != crc.Value()) {
-		// the crc.Value() function is to be deprecated. this double checking is for backward compatible.
-		return fmt.Errorf("ReadNeedleData checksum %v expected %v", crc, n.Checksum)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ReadNeedleData uses a needle without n.Data to read the content
 // volumeOffset: the offset within the volume
 // needleOffset: the offset within the needle Data
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_test.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aa196060..000000000
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-package needle
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/backend"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
-)
-
-func TestPageRead(t *testing.T) {
-	baseFileName := "43"
-	offset := int64(8)
-	size := types.Size(1153890) // actual file size 1153862
-
-	datFile, err := os.OpenFile(baseFileName+".dat", os.O_RDONLY, 0644)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Open Volume Data File [ERROR]: %v", err)
-	}
-	datBackend := backend.NewDiskFile(datFile)
-	defer datBackend.Close()
-	{
-		n := new(Needle)
-
-		bytes, err := ReadNeedleBlob(datBackend, offset, size, Version3)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("readNeedleBlob: %v", err)
-		}
-		if err = n.ReadBytes(bytes, offset, size, Version3); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("readNeedleBlob: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		fmt.Printf("bytes len %d\n", len(bytes))
-		fmt.Printf("name %s size %d\n", n.Name, n.Size)
-
-		fmt.Printf("id %d\n", n.Id)
-		fmt.Printf("DataSize %d\n", n.DataSize)
-		fmt.Printf("Flags %v\n", n.Flags)
-		fmt.Printf("NameSize %d\n", n.NameSize)
-		fmt.Printf("MimeSize %d\n", n.MimeSize)
-		fmt.Printf("PairsSize %d\n", n.PairsSize)
-		fmt.Printf("LastModified %d\n", n.LastModified)
-		fmt.Printf("AppendAtNs %d\n", n.AppendAtNs)
-		fmt.Printf("Checksum %d\n", n.Checksum)
-	}
-
-	{
-		n, bytes, bodyLength, err := ReadNeedleHeader(datBackend, Version3, offset)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("ReadNeedleHeader: %v", err)
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("bytes len %d\n", len(bytes))
-		fmt.Printf("name %s size %d bodyLength:%d\n", n.Name, n.Size, bodyLength)
-	}
-
-	{
-		n := new(Needle)
-		err := n.ReadNeedleMeta(datBackend, offset, size, Version3)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("ReadNeedleHeader: %v", err)
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("name %s size %d\n", n.Name, n.Size)
-		fmt.Printf("id %d\n", n.Id)
-		fmt.Printf("DataSize %d\n", n.DataSize)
-		fmt.Printf("Flags %v\n", n.Flags)
-		fmt.Printf("NameSize %d\n", n.NameSize)
-		fmt.Printf("MimeSize %d\n", n.MimeSize)
-		fmt.Printf("PairsSize %d\n", n.PairsSize)
-		fmt.Printf("LastModified %d\n", n.LastModified)
-		fmt.Printf("AppendAtNs %d\n", n.AppendAtNs)
-		fmt.Printf("Checksum %d\n", n.Checksum)
-
-		buf := make([]byte, 1024)
-		if err = n.ReadNeedleDataInto(datBackend, offset, buf, io.Discard, 0, int64(n.DataSize)); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("ReadNeedleDataInto: %v", err)
-		}
-
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/weed/storage/volume_read.go b/weed/storage/volume_read.go
index b51ab5c82..d4f6a55d6 100644
--- a/weed/storage/volume_read.go
+++ b/weed/storage/volume_read.go
@@ -132,7 +132,37 @@ func (v *Volume) readNeedleDataInto(n *needle.Needle, readOption *ReadOption, wr
 		actualOffset += int64(MaxPossibleVolumeSize)
 	}
 
-	return n.ReadNeedleDataInto(v.DataBackend, actualOffset, buf, writer, offset, size)
+	// read needle data
+	crc := needle.CRC(0)
+	r := v.DataBackend
+	volumeOffset := actualOffset
+	needleOffset := offset
+	for x := needleOffset; x < needleOffset+size; x += int64(len(buf)) {
+		count, err := n.ReadNeedleData(r, volumeOffset, buf, x)
+		toWrite := min(count, int(needleOffset+size-x))
+		if toWrite > 0 {
+			crc = crc.Update(buf[0:toWrite])
+			if _, err = writer.Write(buf[0:toWrite]); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("ReadNeedleData write: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				err = nil
+				break
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("ReadNeedleData: %v", err)
+		}
+		if count <= 0 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if needleOffset == 0 && size == int64(n.DataSize) && (n.Checksum != crc && uint32(n.Checksum) != crc.Value()) {
+		// the crc.Value() function is to be deprecated. this double checking is for backward compatible.
+		return fmt.Errorf("ReadNeedleData checksum %v expected %v", crc, n.Checksum)
+	}
+	return nil
+
 }
 
 func min(x, y int) int {